Amy Chan 陳曉嵐
Amy Chan is a researcher, educator, and curator. She holds degrees in psychology and graphic design from Toronto and New York, as well as postgraduate studies in Art Administration at Hong Kong Baptist University and Sociology (cultural analysis) at Goldsmiths, University of London. She previously served as the programme director for ‘We Search for Keywords’, an art and local history learning programme. She then worked as the Curator of Learning and Engagement at the M+ Museum, where she was responsible for developing outreach strategies for various age and community groups. Additionally, she worked as a part-time lecturer at the Hong Kong Design Institute.
Currently, Amy is an independent researcher, focusing on research, curation and interpretation strategies for exhibitions, performing arts and learning programmes. Working with cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge in history, design, visual arts, and pedagogy, Amy believes that this is where interesting ideas can connect. She is particularly interested in how diverse disciplinary knowledge can be situated within the socio-context of the past, present, and future.